{"id":9339,"date":"2025-07-27T17:20:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T17:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/isle-of-wight\/cowes\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T17:20:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T17:20:50","slug":"cowes","status":"publish","type":"destinations","link":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/isle-of-wight\/cowes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowes"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":4837,"menu_order":0,"template":"","scenic-location-term":[3375],"class_list":["post-9339","destinations","type-destinations","status-publish","hentry","route__locations-cowes"],"acf":{"expressive-title":"Cowes","map":{"address":"Cowes, UK","lat":50.76278500000001,"lng":-1.300533,"zoom":14,"place_id":"ChIJH9eDl1RjdEgRD-ZEQB6VS0g","city":"Cowes","state":"England","country":"United Kingdom","country_short":"GB"},"subtitle":"Cowes calling: discover the isle of wight's nautical heart and stunning coastal views by bus","description":"<p>Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, is famous for its sailing heritage, and it&#8217;s surprisingly easy to explore car-free. Arriving by ferry at West Cowes, you&#8217;re immediately immersed in the maritime atmosphere. Watch the yachts bob in the harbour, or stroll along the waterfront, soaking up the salty air.<\/p>\n<p>You can easily reach Osborne House, Queen Victoria&#8217;s beloved summer home, for a glimpse into royal life. Or hop on a bus to explore the charming villages and walking trails further afield. Embrace the slower pace; ditching the car allows you to really appreciate the island&#8217;s beauty.<\/p>\n","gallery":[{"ID":9555,"id":9555,"title":"iStock-1759335096","filename":"iStock-1759335096.jpg","filesize":"501594","url":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096.jpg","link":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/routes\/cowes-floating-ferry\/frm-istock-1759335096\/","alt":"","author":"2","description":"","caption":"","name":"frm-istock-1759335096","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":9593,"date":"2025-07-30 13:30:34","modified":"2025-12-27 19:52:17","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2400,"height":1420,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-180x180.jpg","thumbnail-width":180,"thumbnail-height":180,"medium":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-760x450.jpg","medium-width":760,"medium-height":450,"medium_large":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-1200x710.jpg","medium_large-width":1200,"medium_large-height":710,"large":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-2000x1183.jpg","large-width":1200,"large-height":710,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-1536x909.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":909,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-2048x1212.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1212,"scenic__hero--desktop":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-1400x550.jpg","scenic__hero--desktop-width":1400,"scenic__hero--desktop-height":550,"scenic__hero--medium":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-950x550.jpg","scenic__hero--medium-width":950,"scenic__hero--medium-height":550,"scenic__gallery--l":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-845x500.jpg","scenic__gallery--l-width":845,"scenic__gallery--l-height":500,"scenic__gallery--m":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-419x248.jpg","scenic__gallery--m-width":419,"scenic__gallery--m-height":248,"scenic__gallery--s":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-277x164.jpg","scenic__gallery--s-width":277,"scenic__gallery--s-height":164,"scenic__location":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-400x300.jpg","scenic__location-width":400,"scenic__location-height":300,"scenic__route":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1759335096-500x500.jpg","scenic__route-width":500,"scenic__route-height":500}},{"ID":9556,"id":9556,"title":"iStock-1395400920","filename":"iStock-1395400920.jpg","filesize":355720,"url":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920.jpg","link":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/routes\/cowes-floating-ferry\/frm-istock-1395400920\/","alt":"","author":"2","description":"","caption":"","name":"frm-istock-1395400920","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":9593,"date":"2025-07-30 13:32:07","modified":"2025-12-27 19:52:17","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2048,"height":1152,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-180x180.jpg","thumbnail-width":180,"thumbnail-height":180,"medium":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-760x428.jpg","medium-width":760,"medium-height":428,"medium_large":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-1200x675.jpg","medium_large-width":1200,"medium_large-height":675,"large":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-2000x1125.jpg","large-width":1200,"large-height":675,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-2048x1152.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1152,"scenic__hero--desktop":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-1400x550.jpg","scenic__hero--desktop-width":1400,"scenic__hero--desktop-height":550,"scenic__hero--medium":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-950x550.jpg","scenic__hero--medium-width":950,"scenic__hero--medium-height":550,"scenic__gallery--l":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-889x500.jpg","scenic__gallery--l-width":889,"scenic__gallery--l-height":500,"scenic__gallery--m":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-441x248.jpg","scenic__gallery--m-width":441,"scenic__gallery--m-height":248,"scenic__gallery--s":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-292x164.jpg","scenic__gallery--s-width":292,"scenic__gallery--s-height":164,"scenic__location":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-400x300.jpg","scenic__location-width":400,"scenic__location-height":300,"scenic__route":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1395400920-500x500.jpg","scenic__route-width":500,"scenic__route-height":500}},{"ID":9557,"id":9557,"title":"iStock-1084178260","filename":"iStock-1084178260.jpg","filesize":292192,"url":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260.jpg","link":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/routes\/cowes-floating-ferry\/frm-istock-1084178260\/","alt":"","author":"2","description":"","caption":"Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. June 26, 2018. People walking the parade past from the left Royal London yacht club then Royal Ocean racing club and the Royal Yacht Squadren at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, UK.","name":"frm-istock-1084178260","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":9593,"date":"2025-07-30 13:32:10","modified":"2025-12-27 19:52:17","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2048,"height":1365,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-180x180.jpg","thumbnail-width":180,"thumbnail-height":180,"medium":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-760x507.jpg","medium-width":760,"medium-height":507,"medium_large":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-1200x800.jpg","medium_large-width":1200,"medium_large-height":800,"large":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-2000x1333.jpg","large-width":1200,"large-height":800,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-1536x1024.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-2048x1365.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1365,"scenic__hero--desktop":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-1400x550.jpg","scenic__hero--desktop-width":1400,"scenic__hero--desktop-height":550,"scenic__hero--medium":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-950x550.jpg","scenic__hero--medium-width":950,"scenic__hero--medium-height":550,"scenic__gallery--l":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-750x500.jpg","scenic__gallery--l-width":750,"scenic__gallery--l-height":500,"scenic__gallery--m":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-372x248.jpg","scenic__gallery--m-width":372,"scenic__gallery--m-height":248,"scenic__gallery--s":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-246x164.jpg","scenic__gallery--s-width":246,"scenic__gallery--s-height":164,"scenic__location":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-400x300.jpg","scenic__location-width":400,"scenic__location-height":300,"scenic__route":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/formidable\/12\/iStock-1084178260-500x500.jpg","scenic__route-width":500,"scenic__route-height":500}}],"related-term-id":"3375"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cowes - Scenic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/isle-of-wight\/cowes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cowes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/isle-of-wight\/cowes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Scenic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ScenicBuses\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ScenicBuses\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/destinations\\\/uk\\\/england\\\/isle-of-wight\\\/cowes\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/destinations\\\/uk\\\/england\\\/isle-of-wight\\\/cowes\\\/\",\"name\":\"Cowes - Scenic\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-27T17:20:50+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/destinations\\\/uk\\\/england\\\/isle-of-wight\\\/cowes\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/destinations\\\/uk\\\/england\\\/isle-of-wight\\\/cowes\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/destinations\\\/uk\\\/england\\\/isle-of-wight\\\/cowes\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Places to visit\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/destinations\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"United Kingdom\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/destinations\\\/uk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"England\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/destinations\\\/uk\\\/england\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Isle of Wight\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/destinations\\\/uk\\\/england\\\/isle-of-wight\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":6,\"name\":\"Cowes\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Scenic\",\"description\":\"Days out in the UK &amp; Ireland by bus, coach &amp; train\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Scenic\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/2025-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/2025-logo.png\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":2000,\"caption\":\"Scenic\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/scenicbuses.co.uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ScenicBuses\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/ScenicBuses\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/ScenicBuses\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/scenicbuses\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cowes - Scenic","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/isle-of-wight\/cowes\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cowes","og_url":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/isle-of-wight\/cowes\/","og_site_name":"Scenic","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ScenicBuses","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@ScenicBuses","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/isle-of-wight\/cowes\/","url":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/isle-of-wight\/cowes\/","name":"Cowes - Scenic","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-07-27T17:20:50+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/isle-of-wight\/cowes\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/isle-of-wight\/cowes\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/isle-of-wight\/cowes\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Places to visit","item":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"United Kingdom","item":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"England","item":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Isle of Wight","item":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/destinations\/uk\/england\/isle-of-wight\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"name":"Cowes"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/","name":"Scenic","description":"Days out in the UK &amp; Ireland by bus, coach &amp; train","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/#organization","name":"Scenic","url":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-logo.png","width":2000,"height":2000,"caption":"Scenic"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ScenicBuses","https:\/\/x.com\/ScenicBuses","https:\/\/instagram.com\/ScenicBuses\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/scenicbuses\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/scenic-api\/wp\/v2\/destinations\/9339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/scenic-api\/wp\/v2\/destinations"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/scenic-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/destinations"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/scenic-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/scenic-api\/wp\/v2\/destinations\/4837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/scenic-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"route__locations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scenicbuses.co.uk\/scenic-api\/wp\/v2\/scenic-location-term?post=9339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}